CifpHeliport

Heliport and helipad reference records containing location, elevation, and operational data for civil and military heliports

Source: CIFPTable: CIFP_HELIPORTVersion: 239462ba9c35 (effective 2026-04-16)

ARINC 424 Section HA records. Each record describes a single helipad (PAD_IDENTIFIER) at a heliport (HELIPORT_IDENTIFIER). Latitude/longitude are encoded as hemisphere+degrees+minutes+seconds+fractional seconds strings. PAD_DIMENSIONS encodes width and length as concatenated 3-digit values in feet.

Example query

# Introspect the CifpHeliport type in GraphiQL at https://api.nav.sortie.co/graphql
# Example shape (pair with a compatible root query field):
{
  # ...rootQuery... {
    recordType
    customerAreaCode
    sectionCode
    heliportIdentifier
  # }
}

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Fields (28)

Field	Type	Description	Units	Enum
recordType ← RECORD_TYPE	RecordType	Indicates whether the record is a standard record or a tailored record		S — Standard record
customerAreaCode ← CUSTOMER_AREA_CODE	CifpControlledAirspaceCustomerAreaCode	Geographic area code identifying the region in which the heliport is located		CAN — Canada LAM — Latin America and Mexico PAC — Pacific (including Alaska and Hawaii) USA — United States (contiguous)
sectionCode ← SECTION_CODE	CifpHeliportSectionCode	ARINC 424 section code identifying the record type; HA indicates a heliport record		HA — Heliport
heliportIdentifier ← HELIPORT_IDENTIFIER	String	Four-character alphanumeric identifier for the heliport, corresponding to the FAA location identifier
icaoCode ← ICAO_CODE	CifpHeliportIcaoCode	ICAO region code identifying the geographic region of the heliport, used together with the heliport identifier for unique identification		14 values K1 — Continental United States (ARTCC region 1) K2 — Continental United States (ARTCC region 2) K3 — Continental United States (ARTCC region 3) K4 — Continental United States (ARTCC region 4) K5 — Continental United States (ARTCC region 5) K6 — Continental United States (ARTCC region 6) K7 — Continental United States (ARTCC region 7) PA — Alaska PF — Pacific (other) PG — Guam and Mariana Islands PH — Hawaii PP — Pacific (other Pacific islands) TI — U.S. Virgin Islands TJ — Puerto Rico
ataIataDesignator ← ATA_IATA_DESIGNATOR	String	ATA/IATA airport or heliport designator code; may be null if not assigned
padIdentifier ← PAD_IDENTIFIER	PadIdentifier	Identifier for the specific helipad at the heliport; Hx codes indicate numbered helipads, paired runway-style identifiers indicate pads with reciprocal headings		44 values H1 — Helipad 1 H2 — Helipad 2 H3 — Helipad 3 H4 — Helipad 4 H5 — Helipad 5 H6 — Helipad 6 H7 — Helipad 7 H8 — Helipad 8 H9 — Helipad 9 H10 — Helipad 10 H11 — Helipad 11 H12 — Helipad 12 H13 — Helipad 13 H14 — Helipad 14 H15 — Helipad 15 H16 — Helipad 16 H17 — Helipad 17 H18 — Helipad 18 H19 — Helipad 19 H20 — Helipad 20 H21 — Helipad 21 H22 — Helipad 22 H23 — Helipad 23 H24 — Helipad 24 H25 — Helipad 25 H26 — Helipad 26 H27 — Helipad 27 HA — Helipad A HB — Helipad B HC — Helipad C HD — Helipad D HE — Helipad E HF — Helipad F HG — Helipad G HI — Helipad I 01/19 — Helipad with headings 010 and 190 degrees 05/23 — Helipad with headings 050 and 230 degrees 07/25 — Helipad with headings 070 and 250 degrees 09/27 — Helipad with headings 090 and 270 degrees 12/30 — Helipad with headings 120 and 300 degrees 14/32 — Helipad with headings 140 and 320 degrees 16/34 — Helipad with headings 160 and 340 degrees 17/35 — Helipad with headings 170 and 350 degrees 18/36 — Helipad with headings 180 and 360 degrees
continuationRecordNo ← CONTINUATION_RECORD_NO	String	Continuation record number; 0 indicates the primary record, higher numbers indicate continuation records with additional data
speedLimitAltitude ← SPEED_LIMIT_ALTITUDE	String	Altitude at or below which the speed limit applies for the heliport terminal area; null if no speed limit altitude is defined	feet MSL
datumCode ← DATUM_CODE	CifpHeliportDatumCode	Geodetic datum code used for the latitude and longitude coordinates of this heliport		NAR — North American Datum (NAD83/WGS84 compatible)
ifrIndicator ← IFR_INDICATOR	ContrFuelAvbl	Indicates whether the heliport has instrument flight rules (IFR) procedures		Y — IFR procedures exist for this heliport N — No IFR procedures; VFR only
latitude ← LATITUDE	String	Geographic latitude of the helipad reference point, encoded as hemisphere (N/S) + degrees (2 digits) + minutes (2 digits) + seconds (2 digits) + fractional seconds (4 digits)	degrees
longitude ← LONGITUDE	String	Geographic longitude of the helipad reference point, encoded as hemisphere (E/W) + degrees (3 digits) + minutes (2 digits) + seconds (2 digits) + fractional seconds (4 digits)	degrees
magneticVariation ← MAGNETIC_VARIATION	String	Magnetic variation at the heliport, encoded as hemisphere (E/W) + degrees (3 digits) + tenths of degree (1 digit); easterly variation means magnetic north is east of true north	degrees
heliportElevation ← HELIPORT_ELEVATION	String	Elevation of the helipad touchdown and liftoff area above mean sea level, encoded as a 5-digit value	feet MSL
speedLimit ← SPEED_LIMIT	String	Maximum indicated airspeed applicable in the heliport terminal area up to the speed limit altitude; null if not defined	knots
recommendedVhfNavaid ← RECOMMENDED_VHF_NAVAID	String	Identifier of the recommended VHF navaid (VOR, VORTAC, or VOR/DME) associated with this heliport for instrument approach or departure; null if not designated
icaoCode2 ← ICAO_CODE_2	String	ICAO region code for the recommended VHF navaid referenced in RECOMMENDED_VHF_NAVAID; null if no navaid is designated
transitionAltitude ← TRANSITION_ALTITUDE	String	Altitude below which aircraft use altimeter pressure altitude (QNH) for vertical reference in the heliport vicinity	feet MSL
transitionLevel ← TRANSITION_LEVEL	String	Flight level at or above which aircraft use standard pressure setting (QNE/1013.25 hPa) for vertical reference in the heliport vicinity	feet MSL
publicMilitaryIndicator ← PUBLIC_MILITARY_INDICATOR	PublicMilitaryIndicator	Indicates whether the heliport is open to the public, restricted to military use, or jointly used		C — Civil and military joint use M — Military use only P — Public civil use
timeZone ← TIME_ZONE	String	UTC offset code representing the time zone of the heliport location; null if not coded
daylightIndicator ← DAYLIGHT_INDICATOR	String	Indicates whether daylight saving time is observed at the heliport location; null if not coded
padDimensions ← PAD_DIMENSIONS	String	Physical dimensions of the helipad encoded as two concatenated 3-digit values representing width and length respectively	feet
magneticTrueIndicator ← MAGNETIC_TRUE_INDICATOR	MagneticTrueIndicator	Indicates whether the magnetic variation field represents a magnetic or true reference for bearings associated with this heliport		M — Magnetic reference T — True reference
heliportName ← HELIPORT_NAME	String	Official name of the heliport or the facility/location at which the heliport is situated, truncated to 30 characters
fileRecordNo ← FILE_RECORD_NO	String	Sequential file record number assigned to this record within the CIFP data file, used for traceability and ordering
cycleDate ← CYCLE_DATE	String	AIRAC cycle date indicating when this record was last updated, encoded as a 4-digit value representing year (2 digits) and 28-day cycle number (2 digits)